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Chapter 1257: Chapter 709: Gu Hang Became Famous_2
Luo Fei naturally had to criticize as well, claiming that Galaraldo had overstepped his authority back then and illegally arranged a special union privilege for the Alliance.
In response, Galaraldo also showed great anger.
He assured Gu Hang that there would definitely be an explanation for this matter.
Gu Hang also comforted the Minister of Military Affairs with a couple of words.
It was actually his sincere belief:
“Their actions reveal their weakness. They have run out of options politically, which leads them to resort to such meaningless tricks. This proves that we have already gained the upper hand in the situation! It’s good news, too.”
Listening to Gu Hang’s slightly relaxed attitude, Galaraldo calmed down a bit.
He said coldly, “Next time at the High Lord Council, I will bring up this matter. Heh, secret actions? I will not let him have his way and will bring it out into the open, let the sunshine reveal it!”
Gu Hang pondered for a moment and agreed with Galaraldo’s opinion: “Then let’s do it that way.”
To be honest, Gu Hang was a bit uncertain.
Was it really Luo Fei who made the move?
The action was quite clumsy.
Would Luo Fei really be foolish enough to use the “sponsor order” channel to have the Assassin Court target Gu Hang?
It would be impossible not to know that with no conflict of interest with the Alliance, in the current political whirlpool of Holy Terra, the Alliance, having achieved victory in the Iron Armor War, is at the center of a storm. The Assassin Court, which has no conflict of interest and has a rather good relationship with Gu Hang, is very unlikely to want to get involved.
Even if he really wanted to do it, wouldn’t his first step be to deal with Clement?
Before dealing with Clement, using the “sponsor order” to carry out an action likely to be stopped, to stir the pot, and even to exacerbate conflicts, attracting all of Gu Hang’s hatred onto himself…
How could it make sense?
But in this line of thought, Gu Hang caught a fleeting inspiration.
“Exacerbate conflict…”
He sighed: “Someone doesn’t want peace.”
Despite having thought of this layer, Gu Hang still agreed with Galaraldo’s idea of expanding the matter and discussing it in the Supreme Council.
Someone secretly handed over a knife, so it might as well be used.
Of course, using someone else’s knife naturally comes with risks.
But in such matters, one can simply adapt accordingly.
Investigation is necessary, but whether there really is a mastermind and what their purpose is, and how to respond, are all part of one issue.
Dealing with Luo Fei is another issue.
They do not conflict and can be handled together.
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On Holy Terra, a lengthy High Lord meeting was taking place.
There were many topics to discuss — in such a vast Empire, if topics were to be discussed, the matters requiring Holy Terra’s decisions would be too numerous, and each one seemed quite important.
The majority of them would not make it to the Supreme Council for discussion.
Those that did, were either matters of enormous consequence for the entire Empire, or matters that were closely tied to the vested interests of certain High Lords.
Galaraldo kept his word and brought up Gu Hang’s “assassination attempt” during this meeting, without troubling the Assassin Court, and instead, strongly criticized the Prime Minister of the Administration, Luo Fei, for using assassination methods against an Empire hero, saying it was disgraceful.
Luo Fei firmly denied this accusation.
He had to deny it.
Whether or not he did it, he could not admit to it. Issuing an assassination order through the Assassin Court is legal, but silently killing without evidence to prove who did it—that would be one thing; now, the person is not dead, and the target is still alive, a hero who has gained massive renown following an undeniable victory in a major war, how could he admit it was him?
Moreover, Gu Hang was not simply a solitary war hero. He was not only not a lone hero, but he also had a strong fundamental base under his command, had made many friends, and had political allies in the Central Empire. Assassinating such a person had already departed from the basic logic of political struggle.
If it were confirmed that Luo Fei did it, not only would he not win in political struggles, but he would also risk losing his position amid the enormous whirlpool of public opinion.
The role of “reputation” shouldn’t be underestimated.
Thanks to years of Galaraldo persistently spreading the word for Gu Hang, he had already gained some fame even before the war, and some people indeed knew that a hero had emerged in the distant Imperial’s Eastern Frontier.
Afterwards, the Iron Armor War exploded decades of accumulated reputation in one go.
Originally, the Iron Armor War had already attracted the attention of Holy Terra. Whether commoners, mid to low-level, or high-level individuals, they were all aware of and concerned about this war.
The Empire was indeed constantly at war, but for the Central Territory, or even the Sun Star Domain itself, to muster troops and form an Expeditionary Force to go abroad was not that common.
Moreover, the strength assembled for forming the Expeditionary Force was not minor, which naturally drew the attention of all groups at the central point.
Not to mention, they lost…
The First Western Front Army, led by Su Lie’s Phoenix Legion, was defeated, and there were even rumors that the Iron Armor might invade the Central Territory.
If said that in the troop structure of the First Western Front Army, the Central Territory’s troops accounted for only two to three-tenths, then for the Second Western Front Army led by the Otaubis Battle Group and commanded by Salius, the Central Territory’s troops essentially formed the absolute main force.
That drew even more attention.
The people of Holy Terra, constantly following the progress of the Iron Armor War, thus witnessed someone turning the tide.
That someone was Gu Hang.
He immediately became a figure that Holy Terra discussed from top to bottom.
Simultaneously, due to his sudden rise to fame in Holy Terra, along with his association with various heroes, his reputation began to spread throughout the entire Empire.
This aspect had actually been thoroughly reported by the Alliance ambassador stationed at the Holy Terra office, and Gu Hang himself had personally reviewed it. But to him, at most, he merely understood it; having no first-hand experience, he didn’t truly feel how “famous” he had become.
But the one managing the Administration in Holy Terra, Luo Fei, did.
He opposed the Alliance but didn’t dare to oppose Gu Hang directly.
No matter how operations were conducted in secret, facing him openly, when the reputable war hero was prominently in vogue, he would look nothing short of a clown.
Thus, Luo Fei had to fervently defend himself.
Even his attitude bordered on intense.
Galaraldo hadn’t made any demands yet, but it was Luo Fei himself who strongly demanded that Clement reveal the issuer of the assassination order.
Clement remained silent and unresponsive, not uttering even half a word.
The rules of the Assassin Court are known to all.
Galaraldo seized the opportunity to sarcastically point out that Luo Fei, knowing full well that the Assassin Court would never divulge such secrets, was putting on a show.
Ultimately, it was Prime Minister Zebert who put an end to the squabbles over this matter.
In his capacity as Prime Minister, he demanded that the Assassin Court not accept any more assassination missions against Gu Hang.
His prestige was immense at the time; not only was Luo Fei nominally his right-hand man, but even Galaraldo was essentially under his command. Back then, Galaraldo had switched sides to join Zebert, contributing to the ousting of the former Minister of Justice, Ou Juren, and thus entered the High Lord Council.
Even a dog must behave properly.
When he spoke, the two most vocal individuals, including Xu Fuzhen who occasionally chimed in to support Galaraldo, fell silent.
Then, the session transitioned to the conclusion phase, initiating a vote.
It passed by a large majority.
Gu Hang was relatively safe, and regardless of who schemed in the shadows, he no longer needed to worry about actions from the Assassin Court in the future.
The next topic, proposed by Luo Fei, was about the candidate for the Cosmos Domain Chair.
Since the war had largely ended, the subsequent focus was naturally on reconstruction, particularly restoring tax collection.
A Cosmic Domain Chair was needed to oversee these efforts.
There are positions like the Cosmic Domain Chair, each akin to a regional governor with significant authority, and such appointments naturally required Holy Terra’s approval.
However, the power to nominate candidates had always been vested in the Administration.
Luo Fei proposed five names, including high-ranking central officials, and chairs or vice-chairs from other Star Domains.
But there was also a special name among them.
The centerpiece of the previous topic’s argument: Gu Hang.
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